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21... Bxc4 22. Rxc4 Bxd4 23. Rdxd4 Rxc4 24. bxc4
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A strange way to take back but Carlsen wants imbalance in the position. Now Rxd4 exd4 and the pawns on c4 and d4 hold out the Black Knights,
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24... Nf6 25. Qd2
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Trying to provoke Rxd4.
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25... Rb8
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Karjakin will not be provoked.
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26. g3
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The Colle Bishop ends up being fianchettoed. Colle fans will be gnashing their teeth,
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26... Ne5
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The Knight is going from here to d7 to c5.
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27. Bg2 h6
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Karjakin dodges a Carlsen trap. 27....Ned7 28.Na7 with the threat of Nd6. Black is then in an awkward state. Black passes with luft.
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28. f4
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White pushes the Knight to d7 still thinking he can get something from Na7.
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28... Ned7 29. Na7 Qa3
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That's a good move from Karjakin which he had to see coming. If White swaps the Rook for two pieces with Rxd7 it ends with Karjakin playing Qxe3+ and Black is in no danger at all
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30. Nc6 Rf8
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Time was becoming a factor around about here. They had about 7 minutes each for 10 moves.
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31. h3
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A brave choice by Carlsen. He is going to give up a pawn just to get his King away from annoying checks and see if he can create attacking chances.
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31... Nc5 32. Kh2 Nxa4 33. Rd8 g6 34. Qd4 Kg7
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Now 35.Ne5 and Carlsen has the making of an attack that Karjakin may have found awkward to defend in time trouble.
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35. c5
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? - But that is a blunder, giving up a pawn and the d5 square, Black is better and there will be no attack.
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35... Rxd8 36. Nxd8 Nxc5 37. Qd6
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Carlsen is now threatening Qe7 and Qxf7+ This why he sacced the c-pawn so the Black Queen could not cover e7.
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37... Qd3
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? - Karjakin blunders (mutual time trouble) 37....Qa4 38.Qe7 Qd7 and no attack on f7. After 39.Qxb6 Black has the passed pawn.
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38. Nxe6+
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This shot was missed by Karjakin.
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38... fxe6 39. Qe7+ Kg8 40. Qxf6 a4
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Both players just made the 40 move time control. Everyone was getting ready to go home.
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41. e4 Qd7 42. Qxg6+ Qg7 43. Qe8+ Qf8
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Qg6+ draw. played 8 drawn 8 but...
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44. Qc6
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Maybe try for a win in time trouble but Black is not going to make a rash mistake here.
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44... Qd8 45. f5 a3 46. fxe6 Kg7 47. e7 Qxe7 48. Qxb6 Nd3
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The Knight is undefended but White has no checks.
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49. Qa5 Qc5 50. Qa6 Ne5
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Suddenly Black has some serious winning chances. If Black gets the Queen to b2. White will have to try very hard for a perpetual check that may not even be there.
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